No different than the enterprising legislator Whitlock played (Clay Davis), the real-life character is now marketing a bobblehead that spouts off his famous catchphrase. And, fans of The Wire are buying in.

Whitlock's Kickstarter campaign is fully-subscribed, several times over. As of Wednesday morning, Whitlock's fund for his foul-mouthed doll — which initially sought just $12,500 — had topped more than $40,000.

While Whitlock's signature line on The Wire made his Clay Davis a beloved character with die-hard fans of the series, many don't realize that the catchphrase pre-dates the gritty Baltimore series. The first time Whitlock used it, he was portraying one of the good guys — a detective investigating Edward Norton's character in the Spike Lee film "25th Hour."